Story: Canoe traditions

Landing sites of Nukutere and Paikea

Landing sites of Nukutere and Paikea

The Nukutere was an early East Coast canoe, while Paikea was the sole survivor of a deliberate sinking of a canoe. He eventually arrived at Ahuahu (Great Mercury Island) on the back of a whale.

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Rāwiri Taonui, 'Canoe traditions - Canoes of the East Coast', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/map/2352/landing-sites-of-nukutere-and-paikea (accessed 25 April 2024)

Story by Rāwiri Taonui, published 8 Feb 2005